Chapter 718 – Blood Demon Forest (2/2)

I nodded, “Yup, looks like choosing this place to grind levels was correct.”

Qing Qian raised her dagger and stood beside the roots of a large tree. She looked towards on the distance and pointed, “Brother Xiao Yao, it looks like something is happening over there. I see a flag that’s from the Xia Yu Army, just south of the Blood Demon Forest. On top of that, it looks very tattered, as though a battle had occurred.

I felt an idea pop into my head, “Let’s look to see if there’s a quest waiting for us. Let’s go and check it out!”

“Ok!”

All of us dashed forward. Looks like a fierce battle did occur in the southern area of the Blood Demon Forest. Around a hundred Xia Yu Army soldiers were fighting against seven Blood Demons. That’s right, there were only seven Blood Demons there, but they still managed to completely dominate the army. Several battle axe soldiers had already died under the hands of the Blood Demons.

“For the honor of the Second Prince Owen, Kill!”

One of the NPCs looked like he was a Squad Leader roared. However, the situation was not in their favor. The soldiers were continuously dying one after another. They were already starting to lose their battle power.

I gripped my sword and charged forward. I could already see a small map within the larger map. Just south of the Blood Demon ahead was a large tree map called “Xia Yu Army’s Fort” Yup, so this was where the Second Prince Owen’s army was camped. No wonder the Tian Ling City nobles were so worry free, they had stationed such a strong army to guard beside the Bridge of Fate. They really don’t have to worry about any military movements from Moon City.

“Help them!”

I raised my sword and rushed over. I carefully aimed at the Blood Demon with the lowest health and charged at it. My Ancient Heavenly Tiger let out a roar and pounced on the demon alongside me. In a short ten seconds, we dealt over 40,000 damage, killing the Blood Demon!

Behind me, Wan Er and Dong Cheng had followed behind as ranged and close combat support. We quickly killed the second Blood Demon.

The military officer NPC standing on the hill laughed, “Where did those adventurers come from? This is great! They’ll help us kill those evil Blood Demons. I will definitely let the Second Prince Owen know of your contributions. At that point, I promise that you’ll immediately be promoted three times and become the most honored adventurers in Tian Ling City!”

I grinned. We were here to get a quest, who wanted a reward? Well, with a reward… that would sweeten the deal….

“Battle Axe Camp, assist!” the NPC officer commanded.

Ten buff warriors carrying battle axes charged out. They roared and swung their axes at the Blood Demons, assisting our attack. Now that I, the human meat shield, was the tank, they had much less pressure. And so, the seven Blood Demons were quickly killed while the Xia Yu Army had lost thirty soldiers.

The squad leader NPC commanded that the corpses be cleared away as he walked over and said, “I am the Patrol General of the Outer Borders, Bai Li Ren. Thank you for your help. If you hadn’t given us a hand, I’m afraid that the worst would’ve happened.”

I smiled, “It was nothing. That’s right, this Blood Demon Forest, did it originally have these Blood Demons?”

Bai Li Ren shook his head, his eyes filled with terror, “Originally, there were a few Blood Demons in the area, but they were extremely weak. Our thousand man battle axe camp was enough to clear them all out. However, this past few months, these Blood Demons seemed to have been summoned by a mysterious power and became several times stronger. Furthermore, they can now use Blood Curse magic. My most elite battle axe camp wasn’t even enough to deal with them. The Second Prince Owen commanded us to check out what was happening in the Blood Demon Forest, and that we had to clear them all out. However, the monsters here are much more terrifying. If we were to kill them all, then the Xia Yu Army would lose at least ten thousand men. That’s a loss that we cannot take.”

I replied, “Maybe adventurers can help you with this.”

Bai Li Ren stiffened, “Really?”

I nodded, “I’m a man of my word!”

Bai Li Ren excited replied, “Alright… then let me go and as permission from my commander. If you guys really clear out all of the monsters in the Blood Demon Forest, then the empire will definitely reward you well!”

I smiled, “Yes sir!”

“Follow me to the base and await further instruction!”

“Yes sir.”

After walking forward for a short distance, the majestic military base appeared before us. Bai Li Ren’s army was camped on the outer edge. He then lead his horse towards the center. After twenty minutes, we finally saw the officer come back. He held a golden scroll in his hand and smiled, “I’ve obtained the command. Receive your quest, adventurer!”

I nodded, “Yes!”

In the next moment, the system bell sounded——

“Ding!”

System Notification: Congratulations, you have received the SSS tier Main Quest [Clearing Blood Demon Forest]. The Empire has already sent a command. All adventurers can enter the Blood Demon Forest and most clear out all Blood Demons within 48 hours. Anybody can participate. The final rewards will be determined by the number of blood demons killed, damage, and heals!

“Got it!”

Once I received the command, I turned to Wan Er and Qing Qian, “Let’s have Li Mu choose the most elite players in the guild and meet us in the Blood Demon Forest. This is a rare chance for [Zhan Long] to level up as a guild!”

Wan Er smiled, “Yes!”